Tuesday, August 6, 2013

La Crêperie de Caroline @ Telawi, Bangsar

Brittany bids bon appétit to Bangsar: A crêperie run by French entrepreneur Caroline Broutin curled open this week in Telawi, striving to spread the popularity of the traditional thin pancakes for which the northwestern Gallic region is renowned.

The selection here is unexpectedly extensive: Nearly 20 types of savory galettes, followed by more than 25 dessert crepes. Pancake paradise indeed.

Start with savory: Breton galettes, garnished with ratatouille, stuffed with goat's cheese (RM27+) & made with buckwheat flour that's flown in from France & a kitchen's aspiration for authenticity.

35 comments:

Rebecca: heheh, we over-ordered. we were very, very full at the end of the meal (two of us shared these nine plates). oooh, they're a little thinner than some other pancakes, but maybe they look thicker in some of these photos cos some of them are folded or stuffed with ingredients =)

Rebecca: heh, yeah, they gave us a 20 percent discount, though i'm not sure if that's an official opening promotion or just a kind gesture. i fear we have to prepare for steep prices like these to become more & more common =) coincidentally, steven from KGB Burgers was here also. he visited for both lunch & dinner, cos he really enjoyed the crepes! :D

Hey guys... usually in France when we're going to a creperie we take only one galette and for those who have big stomacks we can order a sweet crepe as a dessert but that's it.And this is usually more than enough to fill you up!So this is not that expensive, it's around 60-70RM

Mathilde: heheh, thanks for pointing that out. yeah, i guess in the malaysian context, RM60 for a meal is still above average in terms of cost, but i do agree the galettes here at la creperie de caroline are worth the price, especially since they're very enjoyable :D

Linda: thanks! yes, i like the presentation of the crepes here, especially the savory ones. maybe depending on whether you prefer savory or salty crepes, you could try revisiting the ones in your neighborhood someday, and it could yield a pleasant surprise (hopefully!) :D

Pureglutton: yeah, luckily there's usually still a lot of parking space at bangsar village for dinner, phew! easy to walk from BV to telawi for our meal :D and yup, i'm all crepe-d out at this point! no more crepes for awhile, heheh =)

Melissa: ya, so far, the food menu's all crepes and ice cream. there'll be sandwiches and salads in a few months :D oh, i think there are many factors that lead to the higher prices (unfortunately for us consumers) =)

This is the reason I love your blog very much! You are always game on to try new stuff :) I'd love to give this a try, even though slightly steep in the price but hey, I won't go there on a daily basis. I spot pretzels!

Sibu food diva: thanks! I guess it helps to keep us from getting jaded if we're open to trying different sorts of outlets and food =) ya, I think it's worth coming here at least once. Maybe order one savory crepe and one sweet one. And if you like it, then u can come back. Heh, yeah, the pretzels, peanuts and olives were complimentary while we were waiting for our Crepes :D

Missyblurkit: we saved that liquor-laced one for last! they also have three other flambeed varieties: orange cream flambeed with grand marnier, lemon cream with cointreau & apple compote with calvados :D

Wow, the crepes here look insanely good! And yet another new one in Bangsar.. it's as though it's a resurgence =P The one with toasted bananas look like a match made in heaven! Do some of the savoury ones get a bit too mushy though?

Drops of Contentment: yeah, i hope this marks the start of more specialized cafes in bangsar, cafes with a clear theme or niche instead of ones that try to serve a broad range of food =) crepes with bananas do feel like a classic combo, especially with the luxurious-tasting chocolate! ooo, i didn't feel any mushiness with the savory ones, but maybe that's cos we gobbled them up while they were still warm/hot, within two minutes of them being served at the table, heh :D

We appreciate your comment & we are very sorry to hear that you were disappointed with your experience at La Creperie.Your 1st comment refer to a "caramelized banana crepe" that we don't have on the menu...????Regarding the bananas this is the first time we are hearing a negative comment about it as it is actually our best selling dessert on the menu.As for the over cost, please keep in mind that most of our products (90%) are imported from France.

We will be glad to invite you for a Fresh Banana crepe to apologize for your bad experience and at the same time introduce you to our new menu which to your delight will start at only RM9.